page_title: Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
section_title: Corridor cities and towns
hierarchical_section_title: Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor / Corridor cities and towns
caption_attribution_description: Picture of the Slater Mill, on the Blackstone River, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
context_page_description: The John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor is a National Heritage Corridor dedicated to the history of the early American Industrial Revolution, including mill towns stretching across 24 cities and towns near the river's course in Worcester County, Massachusetts and Providence County, Rhode Island. It makes up a historical area in the Blackstone Valley and is named for the late US Senator from Rhode Island John Chafee. In 2014, the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park was created out of a smaller portion of the National Heritage Corridor. Both units now exist as cooperative entities. The organization is headquartered at the building in Woonsocket Depot Square which is located at 1 Depot Square, Woonsocket, RI 02895.
context_section_description: Note: In some cases, only a portion of the city or town is included in the Corridor.
caption: America's first successful water powered textile mill, Slater Mill was founded in Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1793
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